MITHRIDATISM
\mˈɪθɹɪdətˌɪzəm], \mˈɪθɹɪdətˌɪzəm], \m_ˈɪ_θ_ɹ_ɪ_d_ə_t_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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By William R. Warner
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A state of immunity from the effects of a poison secured by administering the latter in constantly larger and larger doses until the system is habituated to it.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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SQ10,643
- A serotonin antagonist with limited antihistaminic, anticholinergic, and immunosuppressive activity.